Paula Garces Quotes
There were the people that believed in me when I was walking around Spanish Harlem, saying that I was going to be a Hollywood actress. They were like, 'Yeah, you could do it!'
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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Just like I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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We don't know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we'd be bored, wouldn't we? We keep looking, searching, trying to get more knowledge.
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I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
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We can have a World War, I see absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have a World Party.
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The father figure doesn't impress me. I have a very friendly relationship with my father, but that wasn't always the case. My mother had custody, and I only saw him every other weekend. I never knew him well enough for him to inspire me.
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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All working parents should have paid family leave. That's one of many reasons I'm working to elect Hillary Clinton. She has a plan to guarantee workers - men and women - up to 12 weeks of paid family leave to care for a new child or a seriously ill family member.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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I've had to be tough my whole life.
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The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
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Social Security is too vital to be lumped into backroom budget talks where the views of ordinary Americans risk going unheard.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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I know what poverty is.
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Writing is like a rollercoaster ride for me, an adventure. I love exploring the world through 'playing' people who are absolutely nothing like me.
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The more women serve in executive office, the more confidence they gain in themselves and that voters gain in them.
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I grew up in a Mauritian bubble in France... I had the feeling of not belonging, but still living with French culture.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine.
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With time, people forget to say, "Darling I love you." just that word.
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There were the people that believed in me when I was walking around Spanish Harlem, saying that I was going to be a Hollywood actress. They were like, 'Yeah, you could do it!'
